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Stats SA's Work Programme: Strategic Priorities and Supporting Initiatives

This presentation outlines Stats SA's work programme for 2006/07, focusing on key strategic priorities and supporting initiatives. It also discusses the legislative framework and the role of the Minister and Council in prioritizing the work programme. The strategic overview highlights the direction of Stats SA, its vision and mission, and the strategic themes guiding its work. The key strategic priorities include providing relevant information on economic growth, price stability, employment and job creation, and demographic profile and population dynamics. The presentation emphasizes the importance of accurate, reliable, and transparent statistics and the need to build a numerate society. Stats SA aims to be the preferred supplier of quality statistics and is committed to enhancing the quality of its products and services, developing partnerships, building human capacity, and ensuring effective governance and accountability.

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Stats SA's Work Programme: Strategic Priorities and Supporting Initiatives

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  1. 2006/07 Pali Lehohla 24 May 2006

  2. Contents Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Finance • Legislative framework • Strategic overview • Work programme - Key strategic priorities • Work programme - Supporting initiatives • Governance and Accountability • The future

  3. Purpose Purpose of the presentation To outline Stats SA’s work programme for 2006/07 in line with its strategy

  4. Legislative framework • Role of the Minister and Council • According to section 5(1) of the Statistics Act (Act No. 6 of 1999) the Minister must- • on the recommendation of the Statistician-General, and • on advice of the Statistics Council, • prioritise the work programme of Statistics South Africa, in accordance with the purpose of official statistics and the statistical principles.

  5. Legislative framework Role of the SG According to section 7 of the Statistics Act the Statistician-General must, after receiving advice from the Council, make recommendations to the Minister on the policies and priorities of Statistics South Africa. The Statistician-General determines, and exercises final responsibility regarding the implementation of the work programme of Statistics South Africa

  6. strategic overview

  7. Our direction • accurate, relevant and reliable statistics • trust in official statistics • transparent methods • highly skilled professional staff • numerate society

  8. Stats SA’s Vision and Mission Vision To be the preferred supplier of quality statistics Mission Provide a relevant and accurate body of statistics to inform users on the dynamics in the economy and society through the application of internationally acclaimed practices

  9. Strategic themes Providing relevant information to meet user needs Enhancing the quality of products and services Developing and promoting statistical coordination and partnerships Building human capacity Enhancing effective governance and accountability

  10. key strategic priorities

  11. Key priorities Providing relevant information on: Economic growth Price stability Employment and job creation Life circumstances and service delivery Demographic profile and population dynamics

  12. Activities to realise priorities

  13. Economic growth

  14. Price stability

  15. Employment and job creation

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